FAQ: Privacy Statement update on Copilot data use for model training (Free/Pro/Pro+) #188488
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Why not let people choose per project if they want to opt out? |
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The way to "proudly ask for consent" would be to require the user to opt-in instead of notifying them that this feature will be turned on at a future date, and thus requiring them to opt-out instead. |
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This is not okay. Let users opt in an please let this AI fad die. |
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At least offer a discount if we opting to benefit the models you sell. |
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last announcements for copilot were horrible guys, just delete it to make us a favour if you continue like this |
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Thank you microslop, I hope you will train your shitty model with this comment :) |
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And still no ability to completely disable Copilot |
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As a new user to GitHub (sorta), I'm floored by this information. Can a mere person escape all this??? How do I opt out of all this? I think I've disabled most features Copilot has in my settings, but some say "Enabled", and I don't know how to turn them off. I hate this timeline, thanks. |
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Dark pattern to not actually link to the page to update your settings in the email with instructions to disable it. |
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All these data and you still can't add a search feature to VSCode Copilot Chat |
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Unless I'm not getting something, this is a complete and utter nothing burger of an answer. How does this address the question at all? |
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At first please fix your bug..I cannot use my free quota, it does not reset. |
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Just because the whole industry is doing opt-in by default doesn't make it less shitty. |
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missing Q: Why would anyone trust anything Microsoft says when the punishments for corpos violating user data privacy are nonexistent? |
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This is theft, plain and simple.
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What if iknow nothing in code writing? |
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Hey |
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Tokopedia menyediakan layanan WhatsApp? Untuk menghubungi layanan Tokopedia melalui (WA)62.0813+7072+274-) kamu bisa mengikut |
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Ya Tokopedia menyediakan layanan WhatsApp? Untuk menghubungi layanan Tokopedia melalui (WA)62.0813+7072+274-) kamu bisa mengikut |
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Ya Untuk layanan Tokopedia menyediakan layanan WhatsApp? Untuk menghubungi layanan Tokopedia melalui (WA)62.0813+7072+274-) kamu bisa mengikut |
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Die vorrübergehende Abschaltung der Upgradefunktion für kostenlose GithubCopilot ist totale Scheisse - Weg über Unternehmenserstellung viel zu kompliziert und auch nicht was ich brauche - Ich benötige nur die Copilotfunktion und nicht den ganzen andere nKäse weil ich einen eigenen server nutze |
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تفعيل الكارت ممكن في مصر |
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Hello World! |
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Yes, please!
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Opt out is obfuscated, of course. Typical microslop nonsense. Blog says it's in settings under privacy, but no such category exists. Also, no search in settings. In there somewhere hidden for profit. If the service is free, your privacy is the product |
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Hello GitHub Community👋
We’re sharing an update to our Privacy Statement and Terms of Service about how we use personal data to develop, improve, and secure GitHub products and services, including training AI and machine learning models that power GitHub Copilot.
For the full announcement and complete details, please visit the blog post: Updates to GitHub Copilot interaction data usage policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below is an FAQ covering what’s changing, who’s affected, what data may be used (when enabled), safeguards, and opt-out instructions.
Why is GitHub making this change and when will it go into effect?
Why are you only using data from individuals while excluding businesses and enterprises?
Are students and teachers that access Copilot Pro for free affected by this update?
What data are you collecting?
What can individuals do if they don’t want their inputs, outputs, or code snippets, used for model training?
Who will have access to this data outside of GitHub?
What is a "GitHub affiliate" and who does that include?
Companies that provide AI models or other services to GitHub — such as model providers, cloud hosting vendors, and other service providers — are not affiliates. They are service providers or subprocessors, and they are bound by contractual obligations that restrict how they can use your data. Specifically, service providers and subprocessors may only process your data on GitHub's behalf and at GitHub's direction — they do not receive your data for their own independent purposes, including their own model training. You can see GitHub's current list of subprocessors here.
In short: affiliates are part of our corporate family. Service providers work for us under contract. These are distinct relationships with different rights and obligations.
How do you protect sensitive data?
Do I need to do anything if I previously disabled the setting titled "Enabling or disabling prompt and suggestion collection"?
Will code stored in private repositories be used for model training?
What safeguards are in place to prevent enterprise code being used for model training due to an individual using a personal Copilot license while working in their employer’s codebase?
Other companies aren’t using user data to train models. Why is GitHub?
You’re collecting code snippets, prompt text, AI responses, and detailed interaction patterns. How is this not giving you my entire codebase?
Security researchers found that Copilot Chat could expose private code from repositories that were temporarily public then set back to private. Why should we trust your guarantees about protecting our data?
I selected Copilot because GitHub said it didn’t train on user data. This feels like a bait and switch.
If this data collection is truly safe, why don’t you enable it by default for enterprise customers as well?
If your AI needs real user code to be competitive, isn’t that an admission that your advantage comes from exploiting your existing user base rather than better research?
If training on user code is so obviously beneficial, why does every company try to hide it behind toggles, footnotes, or tiered pricing instead of proudly asking for consent?
I noticed the private repository access language was removed from the Privacy Statement. Where did it go?
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